{"id":2541,"date":"2025-07-11T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/das-gilt-bei-der-adoption-von-kindern-oder-erwachsenen\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:01:00","slug":"das-gilt-bei-der-adoption-von-kindern-oder-erwachsenen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/das-gilt-bei-der-adoption-von-kindern-oder-erwachsenen\/","title":{"rendered":"This applies to the adoption of children or adults."},"content":{"rendered":"

Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Notaries<\/em>. Adoption is often considered when children have been living in a blended or foster family for a long time and have little or no contact with their biological parents. However, the specific legal requirements vary depending on the age of the prospective adoptee. For minors, the consent of the biological parents is required, whereby the existing legal relationship ends with the adoption.<\/p>\n

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Adoption of minors<\/h3>\n

When a minor is adopted, the family relationship with the family in which the child has lived up to that point is always completely severed. If a child who lives with one biological parent and one stepparent is to be adopted, the other biological parent must therefore give their consent. In the event of a dispute, a family court may grant consent instead. The decisive factor is that the adoption is in the best interests of the child. If the child has reached the age of 14, they must also give their consent. Before their 14th birthday, this is done by their legal representative, for example a parent with custody.<\/p>\n

When adults get adopted<\/h3>\n

When adopting adults, the consent of the biological parents is no longer necessary. However, the adoption must be morally justified. In particular, this includes an existing parent-child relationship. There are basically two types of adult adoption. In the case of so-called weak adoption, the family relationship with the biological parents remains intact. This means that the adoptee can inherit up to four times and is entitled to a compulsory portion of the estate.\u00a0maintenance obligations<\/a>\u00a0arise: towards both the biological and adoptive parents. Strong adoption, on the other hand, extinguishes the family relationship with the biological parents, including the aforementioned obligations.<\/p>\n

Requirements for a strong adoption<\/h3>\n

The court will generally only approve the adoption of an adult if there are specific reasons for doing so. These include cases where the family has already adopted or is simultaneously adopting the minor siblings of the now adult child. Alternatively, the adult may have already lived with the family as a minor, but the biological parents did not consent to the adoption. Other possible examples include spouses who adopt their stepchildren, or if the child is not yet of age at the time of application.<\/p>\n

Legal steps for adult adoption<\/h3>\n

In order to adopt an adult, the adoptive parents and the adult submit a notarized\u00a0adoption application<\/a>. If the prospective adoptive parent is already married or lives in a registered civil partnership, their spouse or registered partner must also give their consent. The application must be accompanied by a number of documents, such as the adoptive parents' marriage certificate and police clearance certificates. In addition, the parties involved and the biological children are interviewed to ensure that a family bond actually exists.<\/p>\n

No difference from biological children<\/h3>\n

Through adoption, the adopted child is treated equally to biological and other adopted children in all respects. This applies to both minor and adult adopted children. The court forwards its decision to the registry office and the adoption is automatically entered in the birth register. The adoptive parents or, in the case of adult adoption, the adoptee can now apply for a new birth certificate with a new name. In addition, the birth name is changed to match the name of the adoptive family. No exceptions are allowed here, which can be a problem, especially for older adults who have made a name for themselves professionally, for example.<\/p>\n

If you would like advice on this topic from a notary in advance, you can find it on the Internet at\u00a0https:\/\/notar.de\/<\/a>\u00a0the right contact person. You can also visit the online consumer portal of the Chamber of Notaries at\u00a0https:\/\/ratgeber-notar.de\/<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Notaries. Adoption is often considered when children have been living in a blended or foster family for a long time and have little or no contact with their biological parents. However, the specific legal requirements vary depending on the age of the prospective adoptee. For minor children, the consent of the biological parents is required, whereby...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-allgemein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notar-sawade.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}